Episode 18 recap:

Modern times ...

Previous to the robbery, Han Sang-hyun and Hye-jung have asked the help aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith RADE (a group that investigates art forgeries). But the police investigators can’t find any security footage aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the robbery.

The friend aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith Ji-yoon’s husband betrays him aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the chairman aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith Seonjin Group. aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the way, they fight to take control aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the car. But in trying to avoid an oncoming truck, they lose control aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the wheel, and the car jumps aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith a cliff.

Ji-yoon, Han Sang-hyun, and Hye-jung arrive at the gallery to meet Prof. Min. To their utter disbelief and horror, Prof. Min burns Ji-yoon’s “Mount Geumgang” painting.

Joseon times ...

Lee Gyeom has found out that Man Deuk (the paper artisan) has been reporting secretly aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith Min Chi-hyung. aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the drifters, he captures and interrogates Man Deuk, who confesses everything. Lee Gyeom convinces Saimdang to transfer all aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith their Unpyeongsa Goryeo paper aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith a safe place and to burn the shed in order to mislead Min Chi-hyung and his men.

Min Chi-hyung connives aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith a court official to tamper aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith Saimdang’s pigments. While Hwieumdang quickly works aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith her multi-colored painting aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith flowers and butterflies, Saimdang stands transfixed, not knowing what to do. Then she sees some cherries aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith her and starts picking them. She mashes them up and uses the red juice to color her painting aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith plum blossoms.

Later, the Ming ambassador describes how he feels aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith her painting: “You only used black ink and red color. The painting has an unaffected feeling. The roughness aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the branches is so well illustrated that I can feel their texture aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith my hand. I get the impression aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith dignified plum blossom that blooms beautifully despite how harsh its environment is.”

When the King asks the ambassador why he chose Saimdang’s paper aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the best, he says, “It’s the same logic as a woman aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith beautiful skin; she doesn’t need heavy make-up. It felt as if I were touching old Goryeo paper I had once come across.”

The King asks Saimdang, “Is it because you believe how sturdy and good your paper is?” Saimdang replies, “I used the red stains aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the cherries only because I wanted to express the grace and purity aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the plum blossoms.”

When the King asks about the poem she wrote aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith her painting (“The caresses aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith many cold hands brought about Spring”), Saimdang says that it reflects her gratitude aboutasforfromnearofOnovertoWith the drifters who have helped her in producing the paper.